Antislipping or antiskidding device for wheeled vehicles.



F. NACE.

ANTESUPFING OR AN'IISKIDDING DEViCE F68 WHEELiD VEI'HCLES.

APPLICAHON FILED FEB-25.1915.

Patented 5 My '3, 9.93.

I}; ail/j volume my concern- Be it known that ll, zen of the [uitcdStates, resid' ton. in the county of Mercer and. State of New Jersey,have invented certain new 3216i. useful Improvements in Antishppino' orAntiskidding Devices'for Wheeled Vehicles, of which the following is aspecification, rot ercncc being had therein to the accompany ing'clrawinThis invention has relation to anti ping or anti skidding devices formotor vc hieles and especially for heavy motor trucks, and for objectthe provision novel construction and err ngcrncnt of ant:- siatiddingchains to he avppiieel to the fol the motor wheels so as to prevent slipoing or side slrirlumg of the same.

A frequent and dangerous occurrence afety or; anti-skidding chains theou construction and arrangement is the m ill: re of th links orconnections and the cut of the loose chain in the drive gearing re ingin the stoppage of the vehicle the breakage or serious rliserrangcmentoi the driving gear.

The principal object of the presentillv flktion is to provide againstsuch disastrous results so constructing and applying one chains, that incase'o'f rupture of the lrnirs er connections, the loose sections willbe t outward of the spokes and rim instead or. 1. Word, and will thusavoid with any of the driving connections,

In carrying my invention into provitic a number of: st ori. chains toarounrl or encircle the tire and follies Wheels, between the spolr",each such chain with :1 ng on one o a hook similar device at t thai theends may be deteclniory cc urbane-cl together. i pro ide and nether Lchain which 13 located between the hub and the rim of the wheer and hasits curls nceterl to or by a hook or other sui ,rjld detaclni; lo ctmolin", so as to form a large loop or s2 rt chain which is locate l'cutsi' c of the This safety chain rep 1 through the rings of the outeror r bracing chains, and is support il This safety chain may no con tr.either straight link or twist i 4 Wire rope, or anyothcr mccl'ic'nsinsur to obtain. the some basic results The s 1 chains looped aroundallies and r constitute the zmtislipping or anti-shil ing 3.11 WHEELEDVEHICLES.

Pnicntcd July 25, 19i6.

e chains breaking, or being disroxn tile safety chain, the former ed tofall outward by reason'of in exerted on the same by the large safetychain, and its free end will drop at a point outside, the wheel andWholly away from the driving gear or any other part of the vehicle whichmight beyinjured or 31 footed by its contact or presence.

Another improvement or advantage of this safety chain is the ease withwhich it irljusted to take up the slack of cross crursedhy the wearingin use. invention. consists in the construction 1:" ration of partsconstituting a l "ice for motor vehicle wheels, as

after aflescrihcd and claimed.

accompanying drawing: Figure l,

r of motorvehicle wheel, with device applied thereto. Fig; 2, is e sosectional View of the same. 7

l have shown the safety device as applied truck w EGQl having twin solidtires, but it :nsv he applied to other forms of wheels 1 e spokeclwheels of any vehicle.

accompanying drawing .1, desigfollies or rim of a wheel having 5,adopted to serve as anti-slipping or "irhling chains. These chains are"red around the follies and tire of the wheel and are provided, eachwith a ring 4, curl and :1V hook, 5, on the other end,

:n the ends are coupled together hespokes 2.

' 4% av chain having on one end a nil on the other end a ring 8, by

is are coupled together to form a n which is passed through the ringsports the chains 3. The chain of Si! n length that in its ring formind-er a sufficient degree of tension ion, while allowing the chains 3to move on Ln-c follies under friction with the ground (l slightly drag,In accordance with the requirements of an effective anti-slipping or and3 designates a series oi-short' Li) 1* ninhnu the chains 3, in properrelative low the point of connection with the chain 6, and thus avoidcontact or entanglement with the'driving gear on the inside of thewheeli' a The links of the cross chains-are preferably of a twisted ovalshape, so as to produce' what is known as a round chain, and

are adapted to roll' under friction so as to avoid unequal wear andincrease their antislipping-quality.

The hook 5, of the chain 3, has a substantially rectangular hook recess,the opening to which-is contracted by an inwardly extendingprojection-9, which partially 0bstructs the passage of the ring 4, andthus prevents accidental disconnection of the ring 4, from, the hook 5.

When cross chains'3, become worn near breakin point, if chains arereversed, double.. serv1ce will be thereby obtained. By carrying extracross chains, 3, an unskilled person can make immediate repairs withoutany difliculty.

I claim 1. The combination with a wheel, of an anti-skidding devicecomprising a plurality of radial chains encircling the rim of the wheeland a flexible floating ring to which all of said radial chains aresolely attached.

2. In an anti-skidding chain device for Wheels, the combination of aseries of chains adapted to encircle the rim and tire, each having aring on one end and a hook on the other, the rings being adapted to beengaged .with a ring safety chain having detachable ends, said ringsafety chain being adapted to pass through the rings carried by thefelly and tire encircling chains.

3. An anti-skidding device comprising aseries of independent chainsencircling the rim of a wheel, and a ring on the outer side of the wheelto which all of the chains are slidably connected. I

4. A traction device for a vehicle wheel, comprising a plurality ofradially arranged chains, and a floating ring connecting the same anddirectly connected to both ends of each of the chains.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK NACE.

Witnesses:

EDWARD HILAND, CHAS. HOWARD GIBBS.

